Month: July 2022

Malaysia has seen a steady rise in infections in recent weeks – health minister Khairy Jamaluddin urged people to continue to be cautious when celebrating a religious holiday at the weekend.

Draft legislation introduced in Ireland could drive an increase in mass consumer claims and have an impact on financial services firms in particular, though a complete shift to a US-style system of opt out class actions has not been proposed.

This week’s foreign ministers meeting is seen as a dress rehearsal for the larger G20 Summit set for Bali in November. But to the locals, their main concern is if the meeting could rev up tourism on the pandemic-hit island.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be up close with the most vocal opponents of Ukraine invasion – some officials said G7 countries would coordinate their response.

Singapore has started to import renewable energy from Laos, with the energy being transmitted through Thailand and Malaysia, the first such import into Singapore, according to the Energy Market Authority (EMA).

Efforts to tackle cyberbullying, including prison terms of up to a year and fines as much as US$2,200, come into effect on Thursday. Change sought since young star committed suicide after receiving hateful messages on social media.

Singapore has defended its tough stance on drugs and retention of the death penalty, with minister K. Shanmugam saying he did not have ‘any doubts’ about the policy.

New UK government plans to strengthen medical devices regulations to reduce their environmental impact and improve patient safety have been welcomed by one legal expert.

“Conscious music” draws on elements of Islam and spiritual poetry, and it is often laced with religious metaphors to circumvent measures restricting some free speech in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

By recruiting and radicalising children of army and police officers, the CPP hopes to gain full access to the Philippines’ security agencies.